JDM SPOTLIGHT: ABU GARCIA REVO LTX BF8, THE REAL BAIT FINESSE BENCHMARK???

IVE BEEN FISHING THE REVO LTX BF8 ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT MAY BE THE BEST CASTING BFS REEL ON THE MARKET.
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[@THEREELTEST]

I said I was bringing bait finesse back!

[@Sasuke64401]

Bro you should pick up a alx I got mine on eBay for 84$ and its an amazing reel a hellava I set the breaks on max but leave the spool tension pretty lose just to get rid of the side to side play and its a dream caster if the alx is like this I can't wait to get the mgx2 keep up the good work Brody love the vids ill be waiting for that shoot out

[@GrandMasterAbe]

This vs xf50. Also, I hope you do the Piscifun Phantom and Phantom X comparison test that you promised after reviewing the Phantom X.

[@juniort8926]

Do it....Cause I want a aldebaran but if this wins I 'll get this....also please hurry man.

[@bassnazi4713]

I figured Abu could push the limits. The MGXtreme 2 weighing under 5 and having that spool it did, makes since that they could. Good job showing it to people over here.

[@THEREELTEST]

I think these companies can stop the weight war now... its getting ridiculous

[@bassnazi4713]

@@THEREELTEST yea, that one was crazy. My Lew's ProTi weighs an ounce or so lighter than the Mach Crush from last year, and it's all graphite vs. all metal.

[@Jpeace530]

Awesome video. Bass and Bonsai on you tube loves this reel. He has some very high end JDM reels that are heavily customized and yet this is his favorite BFS reel. The Abu ALC-BF7 is basically the aluminum frame model with a clicking drag. Thanks for the review! Can’t wait for that BFS battle!

[@THEREELTEST]

yep I watched his vids

[@eriksalipadang7878]

cant wait for the battle

[@kawidaddy]

Just started the vid,but damn that's a sexy reel. Love that CF drag star

[@THEREELTEST]

a whole lot of reel for the money for sure

[@vire559]

Congrat, for the Bass on 4lb line. Can't wait for the shoot out especially against Alphas Air

[@THEREELTEST]

lol, im lucky there was no cover around for it to dash under

[@eriksalipadang7878]

cant wait for the battke 🖒

[@jaquesdaniels2964]

Arrived yesterday Abu LTX BFS8-L, Tsurinoya C632UL rod. Line loaded- Berkley 0.10 Firebraid, lure- Savage Gear 5cm Mayfly nymph, 2g jighead, total casting weight with snap, 4g. Reel set up as it came out of the box. I was able to cast no problem, some over runs so I turned brake to max and thumbed spool when lure landed.Much better. need to get onto water to practice accuracy etc, tried a couple of rollcasts-seemed to go okay. BFS aim pretty much achieved -which was to cast a Savage Gear Mayfly nymph, be really please if I can cast a MFN and 1g head. Daiwa air on way from Japan, that will pair up with Major Craft Benkei 64UL 1-7g, for heavier work. First outfit is for trout -4-8oz size, 2nd is for wider river where there are small pike/Zander (walleye) and chub to about 2lbs. The chub is a master at diving into snags, hence the stronger outfit. Hope thats of use. Thanks for all the reviews.

[@stevehogan8829]

lol nice catch. Sentimental.

[@artaddictt8624]

Is your magnet knob able to push toward the side plate ? (and its bounce back to normal position)

[@LuisPerez-vb3xo]

I made my first BFS reel took everyone’s favorite $100 reel the Shimano Casitas. I added a Rays studio ultralight shallow spool and Hedgehog studio Air bearings which have not come in yet. With stock bearings and Rays spool and a medium light rod I’m getting around 55-60’ feet with a 4 gram lure. Will see if the Hedgehog bearings improve it. Love the videos

[@THEREELTEST]

Brother you need to get on Aliexpress and pick you up an ultralight rod for cheap! it will allow you to get the most out of those upgrades!

[@LuisPerez-vb3xo]

THE REEL TEST I will, the rod I have is a little heavy for such a light lure

[@THEREELTEST]

i do have a budget finesse rod review coming up soon from Shimano so check that out

[@daverichards6557]

Hi reel test! I have been watching your videos for some information on bfs reels. And I should say I fish in the uk for perch, typically weights of 2-4lb. Which out the three reels do you think is the most enjoyable to fish? 1. The Abu Garcia LTXbfs8 2. Shimano Aldebaron 16xg bfs 3. Shimano scorpion bfs 17 hg I know this is a tricky question. I don’t mind putting in the hours to learn the nuances of the reel(s) of which I would like to purchase one. Nuances such as Braking, magnetic set ups for low 1/16oz weights, drag setting and spool tensioning tweaks. Thanks

[@dtdionne]

Is this still your premier bfs reel? I looked through your channel and I couldn’t make heads or tails of which to watch...and the ones I did watch didn’t have any performance tests.

[@nilsonoliveira647]

THE REEL TEST, hello, a doubt, because it uses the fluorine line and not a mono, the mono is much more resistant and soft, would not obtain better result in distance and resistance?

[@sgtpavlov]

Good deal ! I may eventually get that reel, I love the BF7,it probably fishes the same. I Believe the spool in the BF7 might be similar to the BF8. When I weighed the BF7 spool it said 7.8 g if I remember correctly. It looks like it has the same porting on the spool. I use braid on the BF7 spool without any issues, currently have around 40 something yards of 8 lb power pro on it. With using BFS stuff, casting with 2 hands feels kind of weird to me lol. Also using a regular MH bass setup feels kind of foreign, and I always use 2 hand casting with that setup. It's almost like it feels a bit heavier than it needs to be, but I am probably just spoiled with BFS gear. Biggest fish I landed with the BF7 was a bass around 2 pounds, throwing a big 5/8 oz spinner bait which was a bit heavy for the ML Xrossfield rod. Nice job landing that bass on 4 pound test with an UL!

[@THEREELTEST]

sgtpavlov the BF7 appears to be a saltwater version of the BF8. same spool and everything. Somehow the BF8 was discounted as cheap as the BF7 at the time so I couldnt pass it up. I do have some things coming in that are pretty radical in my attempt to make the ultimate BFS combo.

[@sgtpavlov]

@@THEREELTEST Nice! Part of the reason I got the bf7 was I wanted to be able to have a BFS setup I could fish in a tidal river without worrying too much about the salt destroying it. I bank fished a few short times at that river, and rinsed the reel with water after I got home. Still seems fine. This year I am going up that river in the kayak. I used to do that a lot a few years ago, don't know why I stopped.

[@THEREELTEST]

stay tuned, Daiwa Alphas Air just arrived today

[@krustysurfer]

Never really considered Abu for BFS because of braking system, however KK zephyr uses same style as my blackmax so who knows? JDM is fairly inexpensive right now so it might be time to stretch for the champ soon... Thanks for the video aloha

[@raphaelcohen4689]

you have to buy a ktf spool for your ltx bf8, they tuned the brake system with the new "kahen" brake, same principle as daiwa's brake system but much better

[@THEREELTEST]

Ive seen the Kahen spool where you can adjust the metal disc on the spool, it looks ok, but I have something much better coming in for the Aldebaran BFS.

[@raphaelcohen4689]

@@THEREELTESTi have a ktf spool for aldebaran bfs, and it is a great update. i tried the avail spool, lighter but there is no bfs bearing for this spool, so performances are underneath the ktf spool

[@joshualyon4251]

I would like to buy that...

[@Sasuke64401]

Same body as the alx which I just got and I love it has a 14gram spool and the mgx2 and the mgxtreme and the new alf

[@bassnazi4713]

There were some amazing prices on that ALX leading up to Christmas, think Academy and Tackle Warehouse both had them around $140.

[@THEREELTEST]

I got too many reels already man lol.. im trying to sell alot of them off

[@Sasuke64401]

@@THEREELTEST what all are you selling and what prices now you really just got my attention

[@THEREELTEST]

im trying to sell them locally first so I dont have to ship.

[@Sasuke64401]

@@THEREELTEST ok cool well keep me in mind let me know if your willing to ship later on

[@trungtranminh3938]

Hey pro ! Review Clips Abu garcia Revo AL -F?

[@hafizzahari5662]

Bro, where did you buy this reel from japan, can you give the link

[@bellawright4265]

Can u do a test on the abu garcia revo mgxtreme.

[@fabioboscolo]

I have a curiosity. Why it seems to me that many Japanese bfs trout anglers love the round conquest bfs reels? Any advantage against a low profile?

[@wolfboi8785]

They look cool and retro lol I think thats about all as far as I can tell. I know thats why I want one at least ;P

[@EddieLindsay681]

I hate to say it but I think Abu makes a better BF reel, I don’t have this reel but I do have the LTX-SHS like you had before and the ALC-BF7 that is virtually identical to BF8 besides frame being made out of aluminum and I feel they are better casters than my Shimano aldebaran bfs xg. I still love my Shimano but I can cast the Abu’s with ease. When it comes to distance I don’t notice any huge difference in them but I’m mostly more about accuracy than distance.

[@THEREELTEST]

I think the LTX will win that shootout hands down. But out on the water fishing the Aldebaran and SS Air are alot less frustrating when theres wind. Abu needs to engineer an updated braking system and not wait for Doyo to do it.

[@linekerkb]

I have the LTX SHS and Alderbaran and I feel that Abu is better in the UL lure. I had problem controlling the Abu but I turn the brake up to 7 and the cast was extremely good.

[@EddieLindsay681]

Raymond Ang I know I like mine and once you figure out the the spool tension and brakes they are awesome reel, yes sometimes you have to use your God given thumb brake in the wind but I’m used to that and it comes natural to me. I’m not a Abu Garcia fan at all but am enjoying their finesse line of reels.

[@THEREELTEST]

Raymond Ang we will find out soon enough. I feel the Revo cast farther but we never know until we measure

[@linekerkb]

@@EddieLindsay681 my only other Abu is a Inshore that I use for offshore light jigging. 90% of my reel are Shimano.

[@652barry]

Revo reels don’t get enough credit. IMO they’re as good as Daiwa and Shimano.

[@pacomebmx]

you should try the roxani bf8 from abu garcia , in think it is the chiepest jdm baitfiness reel , and i'm really interessested by this reel , sorry for my english , i'm french

[@sgtpavlov]

I was looking at that reel and the prices are really nice.

[@THEREELTEST]

i saw the spool weight on that Roxani, i think its like 16 grams.. kinda heavy for BFS. I had the Tsurinoya XF 50 out this past weekend testing a rod, I only filled the spool half way with 4lb line and damn i forgot how great that reel casts. If only they could make that frame aluminum.

[@sgtpavlov]

@@THEREELTEST I could have sworn the spool was way lighter than that for the roxani bf8. I saw a few Japanese videos with a guy fishing the bf8, and in one of them the guy was fishing what looked like a 2 gram jig head with a 2" or 3" plastic, on a L or ML rod. Just looked on Japantackle.com, says the spool is 15.3, so I stand corrected . Maybe the total weight of the rig he was throwing was really around 5 grams.

[@youvebeenprankedlol-madi9748]

What is your pb largemouth bass

[@MikadoKalastus]

Can you link the magnetic brake chart? Couldn't find it on their website?

[@cheetkoeb]

www.purefishing.jp/product/brand/abugarcia/a_reel/bc/revo/revo_ltx-bf8_bf8.html

[@3thingsfishing427]

Can it cast a size 9 Rapala as far as a $30 Walmart spinning reel? Just giving you a hard time, that reel is super cool.

[@dudedude4375]

Found one in Gmarket korea for like $300... any idea if this one is different from the one on gmarket? Wondering if I should buy it if it’s a good deal

[@THEREELTEST]

the right hand models are discounted at Japan Lure shop, email them and see if they can get one for you. its showing only 250 there

[@dudedude4375]

THE REEL TEST out of stock!

[@THEREELTEST]

thats why i said email them. Ive special ordered from Japanlureshop several times, just send them an email

[@jonathanrivera6815]

What's your pb?

[@trungtranminh3938]

How much bro?

[@EddieLindsay681]

Does this have a drag clicker ?

[@THEREELTEST]

no drag clicker

[@EddieLindsay681]

@@THEREELTEST That kinda stinks, I have the ALC-BF7 and its the same reel with a aluminum frame and a little more weight because of that but it has a drag clicker and a much lower price. Love the vid and looking forward to the shootout.

[@muhdharith1808]

why you always torture me with finesse reel?? argh.... now i need to reconsider all over again which one is my targeted bfs reel.... i hate you.. ahahahahha however, i think my targeted bfs reel wont change.. the aldebaran bfs... it looks like the smallest out of those three.... we'll see thanks for the update man... i love it

[@THEREELTEST]

much more bfs videos coming soon. I have an Alphas Air that came in today

[@muhdharith1808]

@@THEREELTEST hahahaha... i dont care about alphas since is come after ss air.... but ss air quite big compare to aldebaran.... but i need to find out first for this ltz bf8 however, it is good to know you add extra bfs ree.... more reel.. more content all the best man

[@Stefano--]

Does it have a drag sound ?

[@THEREELTEST]

no clicking drag

[@b_ray98]

I'd love to see BFS vs Spinning reels in casting distance

[@vire559]

I'd love to see deep spool Baitcast vs 2500 Spinning in casting distance

[@jwaddy]

What music do you use at the end

[@THEREELTEST]

some free copywrite music from youtube

[@jwaddy]

What’s it called I really like it Subbed too by the way and entered your competition congrats on getting 10000 subs man REEL appreciation for you

[@THEREELTEST]

Feel The Funk

[@robertreid1590]

My silver max also has a nice thumbar lol 50$ vs alot of $ lol

[@joshualyon4251]

That's what I thought before I got into higher end reels...

[@robertreid1590]

@@joshualyon4251 no for reel though it feels more solid than my shimano casitas and my bass pro

[@mikeschultz6383]

How big was your pb

[@THEREELTEST]

just over 5lb

[@mikeschultz6383]

THE REEL TEST that’s a nice bass especially where I’m from Illinois mine is just over 6 on the jitterbug the 4.5 inch version

[@JR-we8le]

Hey

[@muhammadnur8652]

I think AG claim the spool without bearing.

[@CongADC]

Anyone win the giveaway yet?

[@THEREELTEST]

yep, will be uploading the video announcing the winner this weekend

[@pappasqually9140]

Man I hate when I stab myself while trying to pitch 🤬

[@THEREELTEST]

i had to record over the cussing i was doing! especially since that blow up cut my fishing short because i couldnt save it.

[@pappasqually9140]

THE REEL TEST I bet lol I remember my first time buying Tatsu I blew my spool up on like the 3rd cast 🤦🏽‍♂️ you wanna talk about pissed I’m sure I said every bad word in the book and made a few new ones 🤣

[@THEREELTEST]

Tatsu is to rich for me lol.. even on sale

[@badmofo350]

Detents

[@Mr.BigPerch]

I have a ZPI Tuned LTX first generation with a Hedgehog Customspool for Troutfishing and this reel cast lightweight's better than a Aldebaran 09 with a ZPI BFS spool, Abu make's great reel's like Shimano and Daiwa, the rest is on the market is cheap crap!

[@THEREELTEST]

dont be surprised if Chinese reels dominate the market in 10-15 years. Right now they are just playing around, havent gotten serious yet about fishing tackle but I see its changing

[@hillaryclinton2700]

Why is the reel so small and weird

[@Jon-nz3dm]

man that ss air is BUTT ugly lol. the others look great tho

[@THEREELTEST]

I love the SS Air, it has a precision smoothness thats one step above the others

[@Jon-nz3dm]

THE REEL TEST I’m sure it’s mega smooth at that price point. The most expensive reel I own is the Curado K and it’s buttery smooth so I bet those pricier reels are a blast to fish with. What is are the grips made of on that Daiwa? I think with different grips it would make the whole reel look better. They look plastic just watching the video. Just my 2c

[@catchnothingfishing6457]

Super shallow spool wich I'm guessing is for braid wich kinda sucks cause it alienates those of us that dont like to use braid

[@THEREELTEST]

This spool is not made specifically for braid, you can use any line you want. I caught that bass on 4lb flouro